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Alder Zellers’ Updates

Week of November 2 Meetings of Possible Interest to District 2

November 1, 2015 12:27 PM

The week of November 2 has items of possible interest to residents of district 2 at the Landmarks Commission, the Plan Commission, the City-County Homeless Issues Committee, the Common Council, the Urban Design Commission, the Community Development Block Grant Committee and a Neighborhood Meeting to Learn About Housing Initiatives. The city meeting agenda items are open for testimony from the public should you be interested in weighing in. I also appreciate hearing from you on any items on which you have a particular interest or concern so please send me an email or give me a call.

Because there is a meeting related to the proposed homeless day resource center that is being considered the County this week I have also included information about that meeting. This week the Dane County – County Board will be meeting. It will be considering authorizing the purchase of the Messner site for a day resource center.

Also, committees and commissions have an opportunity at the beginning of each agenda for Public Comment on items not on the agenda. If you have something you want to share with a committee or commission, you can use the Public Comment time to do so.

MARK D. BENNETT (2nd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Citizen (Pedestrian Advocate). Mr. Bennett is a communications specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Morgridge Center for Public Service. He succeeds Lydia S. Maurer. TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2016

Agenda item 51
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a development agreement to fund a $1,433,000 Tax Incremental Finance Loan to The Gebhardt Galaxie, LLC to assist in Phase II of the development of a housing and commercial redevelopment project located at the north 800 Block of East Washington
Avenue in TID #36 (Capitol Gateway).

REPORT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION

Agenda item 64

Creating Section 23.07(11), renumbering Sections 23.07(11) and (12) to (12) and (13), amending Section 23.07(13) and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the entering of a vehicle without the owner's consent and to create a bail deposit for violation thereof.

Authorizing an allocation of up to $600,000 in Housing Development Reserve Funds to assist Housing Initiatives, Inc. to acquire and rehabilitate two properties at 310 E. Mifflin & 103 N. Butler Streets for a total of fourteen (14) units of affordable rental housing for low-income people.

Agenda item 4
Authorizing the allocation of Affordable Housing Funds to support the creation of approximately 160 units of affordable rental housing in Madison, Wisconsin.

Please join us to learn about Housing Initiatives' recent offer to purchase the properties owned by Madison Development Corporation at 104 N. Butler Street and 310 E. Mifflin Street. The buildings are planned to house 14 clients, formerly homeless individuals with a diagnosed mental illness. Housing Initiatives has 20 years of property management experience and owns over 100 apartment units across Madison. The staff are experts in managing the unique needs of clients to ensure their positive impact on the neighborhood. Clients have access to a range of support services. Housing Initiatives will provide information about management practices and an overview of their mission. Property management staff will be in attendance to answer specific management questions.

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*Consent agenda--The consent agenda includes many agenda items that come to a vote without testimony or Council discussion. Should anyone register and wish to speak, the item would be taken off the consent agenda.

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